Tape remover



' G. J. SMALLEY.

TAPE REMOVER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. I921.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

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GEORGE SMALLEY, OF HASTINGS, MICHIGAN.

v TAPE REMOVER.

Application filedMay e,

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE J. SMALLEY, a citizen of the United'StatesofAmerica, and resident of llastingspin the county of Barry and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TapeRemovers, of which the following is a specifi'cation. c i Q g 1 77 Thisinvention relates to the treatmentof veneer and more particularly to adevice intended for use in removing tape from veneer, the said inventonv including novel means for applying a solvent or moistening agent tosoftenathe binding agent such as the glue or adhesive which is usedoforsecuring tape to the back of the veneer. It is' well known that in thetreatment of veneer, the said veneer fis taped together or mended, andafter the work is ready to be cleaned and the tape is to be removed, theapparatus of this invention is of great utility, since it providesnovelmeans for softening the adhesive and dislodging the tapepractically at one operation.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to produce an apparatus ofthe character indicated which can be manually operated; and the saidinvention furthermore contemplates theprovision of novel means foadjusting a scraper of the device to compensate for wear or for otherconditions.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consistsin the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed. 7

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein likecharacters denote corresponds lng parts 1n the several views, and inwhich- Figure'l illustratesa view in elevation of the apparatusembodying the invention;

Figure 2 illustrates a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 illustrates a front end view of the steam distributing head,with a fragment of the handle in elevation; and

Figure 4 illustrates a longitudinal sectional view of a fragment of thedevice.

In these drawings 5 denotes a pipe or hose for the supply of steam,which is attached to the hollow body 6. The body may have annular ribsor threads 7 by which the hose may be attached to the body, and pref-Specification of Letters'latent. Patented Feb, -28,

1921. Serial No. 468,061.

erably the end of body remote fromthe hose is externally threaded asshownat 8.

A, collar v9 is adjustably secured on the body, bymeansofa set screw 10,and the said angle thereto to the surface of the veneer being treated.it The 4 head 13, has a rearwardly extending hollow boss 15wl1i'chisthreaded on the endof the body, and shoulders such as 16 are formed onthe rear surface of the head on each side of the boss, the saidshoulders being preferably slightly diagonal with 1gesdpect to thelongitudinal axis of the said 0 y. V

A scraper 17 consists of a blade of proper dimensions having a cut-awayportion, as at 18, forming a clearance for the hollow boss; and the saidblade has slots 19 and 20 to receive set screws 21 and 22 respectively,which are threaded in the shoulders of the nozzle or sprinkler head, inorder that the blade may be adjusted with respect to the said head, thesaid adjustment being effective to compensate for wear, primarily,although it may be used for adjustin the po- SltlOll of the scrapingedge with relation to the sprinkler head or nozzle. 7

Owing to the fact that the sprinkler head is constructed in the mannerstated with the shoulders at the rear thereof, it constitutes a meansfor mounting the scraper to accomplish the results stated, and ofcourse, the adjustable mounting by which the handle is connected to thebody is a further advantage in that it allows for positioning the nozzlewell in advance of the handle, if certain conparent that steam whichpasses through the body or feed pipe, escapes through the sprinkler ornozzle and impinges the tape,

and the heat and moisture of the steam will 1 result in softening theadhesive whether it be glue or gum compounds which are-usually employedon this class of tape, and that they tape which has undergone the changeindicated is attacked by the scraper and dislodged or wholly removed, sothat the process "of removing the tape is completed at one operation.

I claim. v

1. In a combined moistener and scraper, a; hollow bodyhaving means ofsteam supply connected to it, a sprinkler head attached to theoppositee'nd of thebody and havingdis charge orifices extendingobliquely to the longitiidinalyaxis of the body, shoulders formed 'onthe. rear surfaces ofthe sprinkler head oppositerthe' sidehavingtheorifices,

, screws threaded inthe said shoulders, at

scraper blade having a recess forming a clearance for a portion of thesprmkler'head and slotsfto receive the screws by which the scraper isadjustably secured in place,

and a handle on'the saidbody, v

2. Ina combined moistener and scraper, a body, acollar adjustablysecured thereto, a. curved shank extending outwardly and parallel withthe body having a handle, means 2 I a 1 ,4o7,955

head connected to the body and having dis- 7 charge orifices obliquelypositioned with re lation to the longitudinal axis of the body, a hollowboss by which the sprinkler head is connected to the body, shoulders onthe rear surfaces of the said sprinkler head, a scraper blade having arecess forming a clearance for theihol'low boss and havingslots, andscrews extending through the slots of the blade and anchored in theshoulders of the sprinkler head whereby the-blade is adjustablysecuredin' position.

- 3.111 a combined moistcner andscraper, a body, a handle adjustablyconnected thereto, means atone} end of thebod for supplying steam tothebody,a sprink er-head having a hollow boss threaded on the endofthebody opposite thesteamsupply and having discharge orificesfor the steam,shoulders formed onthe rear side of the body, anda blade having aclearance 'for thehollow boss, the said blade having parallel slots andanchoring screws secured in the shoulders of the sprinkler head andprojecting through the slots whereby the bladeis held indifg 'ferentpositions of adjustment.- for supplyingisteam to the body, a sprinklerGEORGE J. sMA LLE'Y.

